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ME9 8EF

West Downs · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
West Downs
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 8GA 43 m
ME9 8AZ 106 m
ME9 8NP 127 m
ME9 8PX 154 m
ME9 8GU 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 8EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8
Latitude
51.313667
Longitude
0.724894
British National Grid easting
589,997
British National Grid northing
160,698

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
West Downs · E05009566
Parish or community
E04012440
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00125014
Lower layer super output area
Swale 013E · E01024631
Middle layer super output area
Swale 013 · E02005127

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

  2. Rodmersham School

    Community school

    1.7 km

  3. Bredgar Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 28
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
ME9 8 residents
7,570

Age bands in ME9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

1,489 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

775 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

2,027 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,096 residents

Age 65 and over
16.7%

1,284 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME9 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
60%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
40%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    2.5 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

    SITTINGBOURNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4DT

    ODS code G82698

    2.5 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    3.1 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    3.1 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 QUARTZ WAY, THE MEADS, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 5AA

    ODS code G82634

    4.1 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    GREEN PORCH MEDICAL CENTRE, GREEN PORCH CLOSE, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2HA

    ODS code G82702

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kent Science Park

    BCT · Woodstock

    0.1 miles

  • Cromers Corner

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.8 miles

  • Cromers Corner

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.8 miles

  • Park Drive

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.9 miles

  • Blandford Gardens

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 013E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,121 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 28 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.